Applied Cybersecurity Ethics: Privacy, AI, and Emerging Threats
54mIntermediate2024-07-25
Authors

Jerod Brennen
Security Architect, Advisor, Speaker, Teacher
Course details
Cybersecurity professionals frequently find themselves at the center of moral and ethical debates about what they do and how they go about doing it. Tools like big data, artificial intelligence, and biohacking are widely used now, even as the ethical implications have yet to be sorted out.
The distinction between morals, ethics, and laws in the cybersecurity space is a topic that applies broadly across the field, and this course is aimed at helping you round out the knowledge that will make you a more effective and successful cybersecurity professional. Instructor Jerod Brennen details the cybersecurity challenges we face today, as well as the challenges of the future—from the use of AI and data, to topics like quantum computing and moral disengagement, as well as how to foster an ethical cybersecurity culture.
The distinction between morals, ethics, and laws in the cybersecurity space is a topic that applies broadly across the field, and this course is aimed at helping you round out the knowledge that will make you a more effective and successful cybersecurity professional. Instructor Jerod Brennen details the cybersecurity challenges we face today, as well as the challenges of the future—from the use of AI and data, to topics like quantum computing and moral disengagement, as well as how to foster an ethical cybersecurity culture.
Skills covered
Data PrivacyIncident ResponseCybersecurityData ScienceDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Current state of ethics in cybersecurity
1. Ethical Use of Data
- 02 - Personal data and ethical boundaries
- 03 - Anonymity in practice
- 04 - Balancing surveillance and privacy
2. Ethical Use of AI
- 05 - Challenging bias in AI algorithms
- 06 - Building explainable AI
- 07 - AI and the weaponization of information
3. Future-Facing Ethics Conversations
- 08 - Ethical impact of quantum computing
- 09 - The ethics of biohacking
- 10 - Stress management and moral disengagement
4. Ethical Leadership
- 11 - Building a framework for ethical decision-making
- 12 - Fostering an ethical cybersecurity culture
- 13 - Ethical leadership in cybersecurity
Conclusion
- 14 - Next steps